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100% stocks for retirement? A new study says dump the 60/40 portfolio and target-date funds.
On average, the optimal portfolio, which is rebalanced monthly, produces 50% more retirement wealth than a balanced fund and 39% more than a TDF. And this extra wealth translates into higher ...
'Magnificent Seven' stocks hit another milestone. Here's why they could continue to dominate in 2025.
As of Wednesday's close, the group of megacap tech companies has seen its collective valuation surpass $18 trillion for the first time ever, according to Dow Jones Market Data. That means their shares ...
Broadcom is closing in on $1 trillion market cap. Here's how many other companies have achieved that lofty status.
In August 2018, Apple Inc. (AAPL) officially became the first-ever company to close a trading session with a $1 trillion market cap, and that has ballooned to $3.73 trillion in recent trading. Those ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO says healthcare needs fixing. Start with these 3 problems in claims and patient costs, experts say.
The healthcare system needs to work better to defuse Americans' frustrations and address their medical needs, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) CEO Andrew Witty said Friday, addressing the widespread ...
These 10 most-loved S&P 500 stocks could see as much as 50% upside in 2025
You might need to scroll the table to see all of the data. Total returns for 2025 are in the right-hand column and they include reinvested dividends. Six of the 10 companies have had total returns ...
Why the case against a Roth conversion gets stronger if Trump's tax cuts continue
If he didn't do the conversion and left his money in his 401 (k) or traditional IRA, he would instead pay a 25% tax on each of the RMDs he would receive in subsequent years (this is assuming the ...
If Trump axes this golden ticket for immigrants, tech stocks and U.S. jobs could suffer
The H-1B visa is the program that is most responsible for bringing skilled immigrants to jobs in the U.S. During Trump's first term, denial rates for H-1B visas rose sharply, hampering the flow of ...
The S&P 500 at 4,800? That's what some Wall Street experts predicted - for 2024.
-- "The S&P 500 would be fairly valued in the 4,750 range by end of 2024." -- The "S&P 500 [will] end 2024 between 4,700 and 4,800." -- "Our year-end 2024 fair-value target range [is] 4,850 to 4,950." ...
UnitedHealthcare exec's murder exposes a deeper problem no one wants to face
This means the real overhead cost of government-run Medicare is about 1% to 1.5% for administration and about 1.5% (15% of that 7.8% in improper payments) for medically unnecessary payments. In other ...
This sector ETF briefly beat Big Tech and is up 32% this year. Is it still a buy?
Also, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE has popped over 10% since Nov. 5, while the Invesco KBW Bank ETF KBWB is up 9.2% and the SPDR S&P Bank ETF KBE has gained nearly 9% in the same period, ...
The bubble in U.S. inflation is likely to burst soon. Here's why.
Inflation in the U.S. has bubbled up in the past few months in a worrisome sign, but the bubble could pop by next spring. The recent rise in inflation has come as a nasty surprise, to be sure.